New Phylogenetic and Phylogeography Insights in Animals Using Genes, Genomics, Chromosomes, and Morphological Traits

Dear Colleagues,

Phylogenetics and phylogeographical studies are essential to understand the complete biodiversity we observe in the world. Initially, morphological traits were used to carry out this task. However, over the last decades, with the arrival of new technologies, the use of chromosome procedures, molecular markers and genomics has assisted in adequately describing phylogenetic relationships among the organisms of determined taxa or groups, and phylogeographic spatial patterns, due to their closest neutral evolutionary dynamics. Many of these contributions have helped discover new taxa or species which were not recognized by scientists until now. In other words, these studies have discovered hidden biodiversity, which is essential to undertake adequate conservation programs to try to preserve any lifeform. It is noteworthy to try to use various data (molecular, metagenomics, chromosomal, reproductive, immunological, ecological, ethological, morphological ones) to obtain integrative and more precise phylogenetic and phylogeography results to discover the fascinating world of the hidden animal biodiversity. For this reason, I invite you to participle in this Special Issue to show your studies on phylogenetics and phylogeography with whichever species of animals you study.

Dr. Manuel Ruiz-Garcia
Guest Editor

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